The effects of food labeling on post-exercise energy intake in sedentary women

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Jessica McNeil, Assistant Professor (Creator)
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Abstract: Food labelling has been previously reported to influence energy intake (EI). Whether food labels influence postexercise EI remains to be determined. We assessed how food labelling and exercise (Ex) interact to influence food perception and postexercise EI. In this randomized crossover design, 14 inactive women participated in 4 experimental conditions: Ex (300?kcal at 70% of VO2peak) and lunch labelled as low in fat (LF), Ex and lunch labelled as high in fat (HF), Rest and LF, and Rest and HF. The lunch was composed of a plate of pasta, yogurt, and oatmeal cookies, which had the same nutritional composition across the 4 experimental conditions. EI at lunch and for the 48-hour period covering the testing day and the following day was assessed. Furthermore, perceived healthiness of the meal and appetite ratings were evaluated. There were no effects of exercise and food labelling on EI. However, meals labelled as LF were perceived as heathier, and this label was associated with higher prospective food consumption. Initial beliefs about food items had a stronger effect on healthiness perception than the different food labels and explain the positive correlation with the amount of food consumed (? = 0.34, P < 0.001).

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Publication
Journal of Obesity, 2017, Article ID 1048973. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1048973
Language: English
Date: 2017
Keywords
food labelling, energy intake, exercise, dieting

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